“I am pleased that Constellation Energy and EDF have reached a financial and corporate agreement that now allows the Calvert Cliffs 3 project to proceed.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5), Governor Martin O’Malley, and Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin, sent a letter today to Mayo A. Shattuck III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy Group, and Henri Proglio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Électricité de France, requesting that the two companies engage in active negotiations immediately in order to reach agreement on a plan to proceed with the development of Calvert Cliffs III.
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) joined National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Wes Matheu, Shoreline Design, Inc, and other local officials to celebrate the restoration of 2,800 feet of Potomac River shoreline in Piscataway Park. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided this vital funding to save not only an important part of the areas’s ecosystem, but also preserve local jobs, businesses and educational programs.
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) released the following statement after Constellation informed the U.S. Department of Energy that it cannot move forward with the loan guarantee process regarding UniStar Nuclear Energy’s Calvert Cliffs 3 loan guarantee application.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 15 research and deployment partnerships to help improve the energy efficiency of American homes, including a partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. Leveraging their industry expertise, NAHB will provide technical assistance to retrofit projects to support DOE’s energy efficiency retrofit programs, building on the Department’s efforts to make cost-effective energy efficiency retrofits more easily accessible to hundreds of thousands of American homes and businesses.
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced the award of a $500,000 research grant for the University of Maryland to develop energy efficient cooling technologies and air conditioners (AC) this week. The grant was part of a $100 million nationwide series of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support alternative methods to help save energy and reduce green house gas emissions. Through this funding, UMD researchers will continue their efforts to replace the conventional compression technology now used in nearly every home and business.
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) voted today in support of the Telework Improvements Act, legislation requiring Federal agencies to establish a policy to authorize employees to telework. Providing Federal employees the option to telework will promote the conservation of gasoline, reduce congestion, lower commuting costs, help them balance work and family, and provide an alternative means to work when outside forces like weather prevent a normal commute.
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after the House passed a resolution giving the Gulf Oil Spill Commission subpoena power.
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Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) sent a letter to President Obama today urging a White House-led summit with East Coast governors and local officials to ensure proper contingencies are in place for all impact scenarios of the Gulf oil spill on the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
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“Earlier today, I joined Members of the House and Senate for a briefing from U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen on the Federal response to the BP Gulf oil spill. As we provide continuing oversight of efforts to contain the spill and mitigate the devastation, Congress is also engaged in a thorough investigation into what led to this tragedy...
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“Today, President Obama announced the members of a bipartisan commission appointed to make recommendations on responding to and preventing offshore oil spills, such as the BP spill devastating the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Coast. The commission’s members bring expertise in a range of relevant fields, from oil drilling to engineering to environmental science."
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) released the following statement on the “Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed” issued by President Obama today laying out a plan for shared federal leadership, action and accountability in restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay.
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) today saw firsthand how a new workforce development program in Prince George’s County made possible with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is working to train Marylanders for job opportunities in the emerging clean energy sector.
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After losing three-quarters of a million jobs per month, on average, during the last three months of the last administration, our economy is creating jobs again. It was announced this week that the economy added 290,000 jobs in April – 231,000 in the private sector - which is good news for our recovery from recession and shows that employers and workers are starting to have some confidence in the economy.
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The U.S. House passed the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 (HR 5019) today, legislation that will spur job growth in the construction, manufacturing, and retail industries by giving families incentives to make their homes more energy efficient.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House passed the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 (HR 5019) today, legislation that will spur job growth in the construction, manufacturing, and retail industries by giving families incentives to make their homes more energy efficient....
“For 40 years, Earth Day has challenged Americans to exercise responsible stewardship over the natural environment. The challenge of Earth Day and the environmental movement has inspired countless Americans to take steps to reduce their impact on the planet, from recycling to driving more efficient cars. And it has inspired some of the most important legislation of our time, from the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, to efforts to strengthen America’s energy independence and create green jobs."
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Federal, state and local leaders pledged to protect the Anacostia watershed through a $2.7 billion restoration plan unveiled at a pre-Earth Day event Monday.
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The Anacostia Watershed Restoration Plan, a comprehensive set of goals and strategies to clean up the pollution and run-off that has made the region’s Anacostia River one of the most polluted in the nation, was announced today by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, joined by Members of Congress and other elected officials from Maryland and the District of Columbia, brought together by the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership. Called “Turn It Around,” the Plan aims to reverse hundreds of years of environmental neglect of the area.
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In 1919, Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower took part in the Army’s first coast-to-coast truck convoy. The trip from Washington, D.C., to the Pacific, on a still-primitive system of roads, took 62 jarring, muddy days; and the young officer sputtered into San Francisco convinced that America deserved better.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md) released the following statement today after President Obama announced the commencement of a federal loan guarantee program to help finance the development of new nuclear power reactors....
In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama spoke about the reality of the hard times that facing our country, as well as the determination and optimism that have helped America overcome hardship in the past--the same qualities that are essential to our recovery today.
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House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of a resolution expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Haiti after last week’s devastating earthquake. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
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ST. CHARLES, MD - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined Governor Martin O'Malley, Charles County officials and the American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) to announce a planned 9,100-acre "green community" development project in St. Charles, MD. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Portions of Maryland's Fifth Congressional District will benefit from Recovery Act Smart Grid Investment Grants announced today by President Obama to upgrade the nation's energy grid with the development and installation of Smart Grid technology. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Agriculture Appropriations bill for FY 2010, which passed the House on Wednesday, includes $5.9 million to support facilities and research projects at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, MD....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the final Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2010, which passed the House today, includes $2,448,000 for several projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the Fifth District....
WASHINGTON, D.C - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) praised passage today of H.R. 965 to permanently authorize funding for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network grant program.
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Last week, I took tour of an oyster sanctuary in the Patuxent River to see how efforts are working to restore the population of this critical shellfish in our waters. I was also present when the sanctuary was laid five years ago, and I must report that I was very impressed with the progress we are making and give great credit to the Oyster Recovery Partnership for coordinating this important effort in our state....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Energy and Water Appropriations for FY 2010, which passed the House today, includes $9,471,000 for several projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the Fifth District. ...
Across the State of Maryland, residents can be found spending their summers backpacking along the Appalachian Trail, fishing at Point Lookout State Park, biking on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, taking in the view of wild horses galloping across the beach at Assateague State Park, or partaking in a number of other exciting outdoor activities. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's announcement today that $167 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would benefit 50 habitat restoration projects including Piscataway Park in Accokeek, Maryland. ...
Washington, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives today includes significant investments to bolster public safety and critical research programs in Maryland's 5th Congressional District. ...
Washington, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded the announcement today that the University of Maryland will lead a new climate research partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), North Carolina State University and 16 other institutions. ...
This is a transformative time for America's energy policy. That's not because the problems are new-in fact, they date back decades, decades during which we ignored the carbon content of our energy sources. We have put our environment at risk and deepened our dependence on foreign fuel sources. What makes this moment transformative is a window of political opportunity. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) praised action by President Obama today to establish by Executive Order a coordinated interagency strategy on the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded an announcement today by the U.S. Department of Interior that it will invest $6.91 million in seven projects at the Patuxent USFWS Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...
In 1970, an ad was published in The New York Times to publicize the first Earth Day. It stated, "Earth Day is a commitment to make life better, not just bigger and faster; to provide real rather than rhetorical solutions. It is a day to re-examine the ethic of individual progress at mankind's expense. ...
It’s the principle behind every clearance sale: The less a product is in demand, the less it sells for. It’s why you can find the cheapest winter coats in March and the cheapest new cars at the end of a model year. So why can’t we extend the same principle to the most basic commodity of all—electricity?...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill approved by the House of Representatives yesterday includes more than $42 million in federal funds for programs and projects that will benefit the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. ...
LAUREL, MD – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Senator Benjamin Cardin and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Congressman John Sarbanes today visited Patuxent Research Refuge and Wildlife Research Center in Maryland to highlight the job creation and conservation benefits of President Obama’s economic recovery plan, which is currently before Congress. ...
SOLOMONS, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) delivered the opening remarks at the third annual State of the Patuxent River Summit held today at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons....
LUSBY, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) spoke today at the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the new energy-efficient Dominion Cove Point Administration Building. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - One day following the Federal government's declaration of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery as a commercial fishery failure, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) praised House passage of legislation (Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act - HR 2638) making $75 million available for nationwide fishery disaster assistance. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined a majority in the House of Representatives today in backing the Comprehensive Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 6899) - an expansive energy plan that will fight the rising cost of energy and curtail America's dependence on foreign oil by responsibly expanding domestic drilling, investing in renewable energy and promoting greater energy efficiency and conservation. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today questioned why House Republicans, who say they want to increase domestic oil supply, blocked a measure that would have promoted responsible drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) and on land already leased to companies for production, but which is not currently being drilled. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced today award of $43,500 for a project to enhance visitor access to the Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum and Historic Park in St. Mary's County. ...
BALTIMORE - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5th) joined with Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-3rd) and Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2nd), Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith and officials from the National Park Service today to celebrate the creation of The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail at Ft. McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine....
WASHINGTON, D.C - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) praised passage today of H.R. 5540 to permanently authorize funding for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network grant program....
WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement after the U.S. House voted today to override the President's veto of the Food and Energy Security Act (H.R. 2419), which includes $438 million in conservation funding for the Chesapeake Bay. ...
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today praised the inclusion of $438 million in conservation funding for the Chesapeake Bay in the Farm Bill Conference Report that passed the U.S. House today with strong bipartisan support (318 to 106). ...
BRYANS ROAD, MD -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) joined the Trust for Public Land, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and the National Park Service yesterday in announcing the protection of an additional 73 acres of land directly across from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin today announced the award of a $20,000 federal grant to Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, MD as part of the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network....
WASHINGTON, DC - With the price of oil above $100 a barrel, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and the U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation today that will help end the nation's dependence on foreign oil, make significant new investments in renewable energy sources, create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and slash excessive taxpayer-funded subsidies to oil companies....
Washington, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill approved by the House of Representatives this evening, includes federal funds for programs and projects that will benefit the Chesapeake Bay. ...
WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. House of Representatives today acted to take America in a new energy independent direction in approving the Energy Independence and Security Act, legislation that will raise vehicle fuel efficiency for the first time in 32 years and significantly boosting investments in alternative energy sources. ...
With increasing energy prices burdening more Maryland families and our dependence on foreign oil undermining our national and economic security, it is long past time that we have a bold new energy policy for America....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) received the “Living Legend Award” today from the Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region (LC-NCR) for his work on behalf of the Anacostia River. The award was presented at a ceremony for the honorees following the Anacostia River Fall Cleanup at Kingman Island....
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to override President Bush’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation authorizing federal waterway projects for flood control, navigation, and environmental restoration....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the House will move quickly next week to override the President’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007 Conference Report....
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, October 19, at 11:00 a.m. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman will tour the energy-efficient house, designed and built by University of Maryland students for the 2007 Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon....
WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) celebrated the 35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act with a statement recognizing the role this legislation has had in reducing pollution in America's waterways, including the Chesapeake Bay....
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), in partnership with the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership and the Anacostia Watershed Society, led a delegation of 40 federal, state and local leaders on a boat tour of the Anacostia River....
BELTSVILLE, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) visited the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) on Monday, September 10, to tour the BARC complex and receive briefings by researchers on projects underway at the world-class facility. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008, which includes significant federal investments in several agricultural programs in Maryland’s Fifth District. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) hailed passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007 Conference Report, which authorizes more than $180 million for several projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the Fifth Congressional District....
Washington, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-D) announced that the fiscal year 2008 Commerce, Science and Justice Appropriations bill, approved by the House of Representatives yesterday, included federal funds for programs that will benefit the Chesapeake Bay. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) spoke on the House floor today in support of the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (H.R. 2419), the legislation reauthorizing federal agriculture and nutrition policy for the next five years....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today applauded the passage of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act (HR 1388), designating the routes used by the British and American soldiers during the 1814 Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812 as a National Historic Trail....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Energy and Water Appropriations for FY 2008, which passed the House today, includes $38,465,000 for several projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the Fifth District. Funding for all projects listed below was included at Rep. Hoyer's request. ...
On July 4, we celebrate the anniversary of the day our nation claimed its independence and a new era of democracy and freedom began. Two-hundred and thirty one years later, we find ourselves engaged in a new battle for independence – energy independence – that holds serious consequences for the future economic, environmental, and national security of our nation....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced the inclusion of $36.9 million for Maryland conservation and environmental priorities in the FY2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations bill......
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), who was selected as a National Trust/HGTV Restore America Hero, was honored last evening at the Fifth Annual National Trust/HGTV Restore America Gala at Union Station in Washington, D.C....
While driving the roads of Southern Maryland, you have no doubt noticed the recent spike in gas prices. They are high and rising, and squeezing the pocketbooks of the average Maryland driver who is currently paying $3.16 a gallon on average for regular gasoline – more than double the cost when President Bush took office, and up nearly 89 cents a gallon in the last seven weeks. ...
It goes without saying that America is a nation with significant transportation needs that are driving our ever-expanding appetite for energy, and correspondingly, our over-reliance on petroleum products and foreign sources of oil....
Concerned about increasing environmental degradation and the political indifference to act, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called for an “Environmental Teach-in” to be held on April 22, 1970. Twenty million people across the county answered his call to action to participate in the inaugural Earth Day, initiating what has become a world-wide campaign to protect our global environment. ...
Concerned about increasing environmental degradation and the political indifference to act, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called for an “Environmental Teach-in” to be held on April 22, 1970....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007. Each of the programs listed below were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyer’s request. ...
Washington, DC--- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) voted along with the majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve three critical water quality bills that will significantly help state and local governments in Maryland address water quality problems and promote public health, create jobs and stimulate economic development. ...
Thirty years ago, during an unprecedented national energy crisis, President Carter said: “With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes.” Because our nation has too often failed to make the hard decisions needed to move toward energy independence, President Carter’s admonition is as relevant today as it was back then. We simply cannot ignore our addiction to foreign sources of oil any longer....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement praising the passage of H.R. 5466, the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act....
Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) received a 100% rating, which is a testament to his efforts to protect the environment and promote progressive energy policies......
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the 5th Congressional District received 7 Small Watershed Grants designed to improve water quality and restore habitats within the Chesapeake Bay basin....
The St. Mary’s River drains the central county including Lexington Park, and it has seen its share of environmental problems. However, the river is still deemed relatively healthy by those who have been monitoring its water quality for years now....
BELTSVILLE, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today dedicated a new 28,100 square foot poultry facility at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). The new facility will be both a production and hatchery building. It will replace about a dozen old buildings built in the 1930’s that are in poor condition and obsolete....
DEALE, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Anne Arundel County Executive Janet Owens, and Colonel Peter Mueller of the Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District today celebrated the construction of a new jetty along with the raising of the current one at Rockhold Creek in Anne Arundel County....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today unveiled the Program for Energy Security (PROGRESS) Act, a comprehensive energy bill that would constitute a major national effort to make substantial gains in technology, conservation and vehicle efficiency, and the use of alternative fuels....
Instead of the usual shovels for a ceremonial ground breaking, politicians preened for the camera yesterday at Camp Letts brandishing golden plungers.
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BOWIE, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today test drove a hydrogen fuel cell car at Walker Pontiac Buick GMC in Bowie. “Hydrogen fuel cells have the tremendous potential to power vehicles without greenhouse gas emissions, one of the leading causes of global warming,” Hoyer said. “Investing in alternative energy sources is important for Maryland’s environment, economy, and security.”...
EDGEWATER, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today attended a groundbreaking at YMCA Camp Letts to celebrate the replacement of an outdated septic tank with a hook up to the Anne Arundel County waste management system at the Mayo Plant facility....
Paying tribute to Charles County's natural landscape and wildlife, officials have launched a new branding campaign they hope will draw businesses and tourists to the county. ...
Like an afternoon tent revival, people crowded onto a small Broomes Island beach to hear the teachings and preachings at what some would call the church of Bernie Fowler....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the only member from Maryland, and Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD), today praised the Army Corps of Engineers for completing the dredging of St. Jerome Creek in St. Mary’s County. ...
An effort by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to clean up the Anacostia River took a step forward last week when the House passed an appropriations bill that includes $400,000 designated for restoration efforts.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the only member from Maryland, announced that the House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill which included $100,000 for the construction of jetties at St Jerome Creek....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the only member from Maryland, announced that the House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill which included $15.4 million for Baltimore Harbor maintenance dredging and $13.1 million for the Poplar Island Project. ...
WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations bill which included, at the request of Congressman Hoyer, $400,000 to help clean up the Anacostia River. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations bill which included $2 million for the Oyster Recovery Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. This is in addition to the more than $25 million in federal funding Hoyer has secured for the project to date. ...
After years of waiting for funding for the project, work began last week to deepen the channels of St. Jerome Creek in Ridge, as a crew of 20 men from North Carolina have been working there day and night....
WASHINGTON, DC–Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) entered the following statement into the Congressional Record in remembrance of Dr. Kenneth Tenore:...
While driving the roads of Southern Maryland, you will inevitably notice the recent spike in gas prices. They are high and rising, squeezing the pocketbooks of the average Maryland family. This week families are paying $3.00 a gallon on average for regular gasoline -- double the cost when President Bush took office, and up nearly 70 cents a gallon in the last seven weeks....
President George W. Bush’s plan to suspend the introduction of ethanol-laced gasoline is ‘‘too little, too late,’’ said one petroleum industry official.
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On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day, 25 million people joined around the country to demand a safer, cleaner and healthier world. The impact of that first Earth Day was astonishing. In rapid succession, and with large, bipartisan majorities, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and the Superfund Act....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in recognition of the 36th celebration of Earth Day, which will be observed on Saturday, April 22....
WASHINGTON -- Volunteers spread over 241 sites in Maryland, Washington, Virginia and West Virginia collected more than 131 tons of garbage Saturday during the annual cleanup of typical and unusual trash from the Potomac River watershed....
ACCOKEEK, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today joined volunteers at the 18th Annual Potomac Watershed Clean-Up sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation. Hoyer participated in this event for the sixth consecutive year, joining many local volunteers, scout groups and high school students....
ACCOKEEK, MD – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today joined volunteers at the 18th Annual Potomac Watershed Clean-Up sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation. Hoyer participated in this event for the sixth consecutive year, joining many local volunteers, scout groups and high school students.
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While most Laurel residents were sleeping through the Feb. 11 snowstorm, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center technicians struggled in the dark to save an endangered species program.
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Senators Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), along with Congressmen Steny Hoyer (MD-5) and Ben Cardin (MD-3), are urging the Department of the Interior to provide $350,000 in emergency funding to repair damages incurred from the recent heavy snow to buildings at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Refuge.
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President George W. Bush’s 2007 budget proposal includes more than $9 million in budget cuts to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), including the closure of two BARC labs.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today criticized President Bush’s FY 2007 budget proposal for cutting over $9 million from the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC), including the closure of two BARC labs critical to improved fruit production and vital to our understanding of the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables....
President Bush has proposed slashing $25 million from Chesapeake Bay programs and deals a staggering blow to cleanup efforts, a bay watchdog group said this morning.
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Things that have been found floating in the Potomac River: a vintage Chevy. A giant plastic hot dog. A tombstone from 1878. A $50 check to the Internal Revenue Service.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Congressman Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives passed the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Appropriations Conference Report, which includes $800,000 in federal funds to support the Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation, a new initiative of Baltimore’s National Aquarium. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today in recognition of America Recycles Day (ARD), which is observed every November 15th:...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the only member from Maryland, today announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations conference report which, at his request, included over $1 million for dredging and the construction of jetties at St Jerome Creek. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations conference report which included, at the request of Congressman Hoyer, $200,000 to help clean up the Anacostia River. The report also included $156,000 to restore the Paint Branch and $1.1 million to restore the Western Branch of the Patuxent River....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced today that the House of Representatives passed conference reports for both the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations bill and the Fiscal Year 2006 Science, State, Justice and Commerce Appropriations bill. The Energy and Water bill contains $2.25 million for the Oyster Recovery Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the Bay, while the Science, State, Justice and Commerce bill provides $4 million. To date, Hoyer has helped obtain more than $26 million in federal funding for the project. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the only member from Maryland, today announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations conference report, which named the Poplar Island project for U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes. The conference report also provides $13.4 for the Poplar Island project as well as $17.2 million for Baltimore Harbor maintenance dredging. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that significant federal funds for programs that will benefit Southern Maryland were included in the Fiscal Year 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report, passed today by the House of Representatives. Rep. Hoyer, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, took a lead role in securing the funding for these important projects during House consideration of the bill....
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that significant federal funds for programs that will benefit Prince George’s County were included in the Fiscal Year 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report, passed today by the House of Representatives....
The American people are being pummeled at the pump by high gas prices – and they’re being told to brace themselves for record heating costs this winter. And what is this House Majority doing to reduce consumers’ pain? Absolutely nothing!...
A "brainstorming" document mistakenly made public last week on Capitol Hill included a proposal to sell one of Charles County's historical gems: the Thomas Stone National Historic Site......
Southern Maryland is blessed with breathtaking natural beauty, and this funding will help make the Chesapeake Bay more enjoyable and more accessible to local citizens......
A congressional proposal to sell the Thomas Stone National Historic Site in Port Tobacco and 15 other national parks across the country for commercial and residential development has infuriated the Sierra Club, historical preservationists and elected officials......
As the summer driving season ends, and the winter demand for heating fuel begins, the effects of record-high oil and gasoline prices on American families are set to go from bad to worse......
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) helped break ground today on the new Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) Poultry Facility, which will provide this important federal center with much needed upgrades......
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) helped break ground today on the new Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) Poultry Facility, which will provide this important federal center with much needed upgrades......
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, (D-MD) today reviewed the security measures in place to keep Constellation's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, the Dominion Cove Point LNG facility and the communities surrounding each facility protected. Rep. Hoyer was given a tour of Calvert Cliffs and watched a demonstration of the security exercises employed by the Coast Guard on the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Hoyer also took a ride on a Coast Guard boat to the Cove Point docking pier to tour the offshore platform....
Major funding for several projects important to Maryland’s environment and economy is contained in the fiscal year 2006 Interior Appropriations Conference Report, agreed to in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, that was passed by the House of Representatives today. The funding will help to preserve Southern Maryland’s historic tobacco barns, it will benefit the Alice Ferguson Foundation in Prince George’s County, and will provide critical funds to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and the Anacostia River. The funds were all included in the bill at the request of Congressman Steny Hoyer....
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, (D-MD) today supported the Energy Conference Report, agreed to in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, which included numerous provisions to improve the efficient delivery of clean energy resources to the state of Maryland and the nation. ...
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that several water resource programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2005. Each of the following programs were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyer’s request and will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make progress on these projects or studies to improve Prince George’s County water quality and surrounding environment.
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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that several water resource programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2005. Each of the following programs were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyer’s request and will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make progress on these projects or studies to improve Southern Maryland’s water quality and surrounding environment....
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that several water resource programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2005. Each of the following programs were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyer’s request and will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make progress on these projects or studies to improve Southern Maryland’s water quality and surrounding environment....
On May 24, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water funding bill which included $1 million for the Oyster Recovery Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay. ...
Last week, the President visited Calvert County to tour Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. As a strong supporter of Calvert Cliffs, and a proponent of nuclear power, I am pleased that the President was able to tour this facility. However, I am deeply disappointed that he has failed to lead our country toward energy independence by establishing a real, forward looking energy policy....
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2006, which includes significant federal funds to support programs in Prince George’s County....
Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations bill last night which included, at the request of Congressman Hoyer, $400,000 to help clean up the Anacostia River, $240,000 more than was included in Fiscal Year 2005....
Congressman Steny Hoyer, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and the only member from Maryland, today announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill last night which included $15.2 million for Baltimore Harbor maintenance dredging and $13.4 for the Poplar Island Project. At Congressman Hoyer’s request, the federal funding for the Baltimore Harbor dredging was increased by $200,000 over last years funding....
Congressman Steny Hoyer announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water funding bill last night which included $1 million for the Oyster Recovery Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay. To date, Hoyer has helped obtain more than $25 million in federal funding for the project. ...
Congressman Steny Hoyer joined Laura Van Etten, Director of Government Affairs for Fannie Mae, to present Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April chapters in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District with a total of $15,000 in recognition of their hard work. In addition to presenting checks to chapters in the 5th District, Hoyer helped volunteers in St. Mary’s County rebuild and repair the home of a retired oysterman, and later joined volunteers for a celebratory picnic in St. Mary’s County at the end of the day....
Congressman Steny Hoyer joined officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and students from Leonardtown High School at Greenwell State Park on the Patuxent River for a demonstration of the “B-WET” program in recognition of Environmental Education Week (April 10 – 16) and Earth Day (April 22).
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Congressman Steny Hoyer oversees the planting of approximately 10 million oysters in a newly established oyster reef sanctuary in the Patuxent River to increase the oyster population in surrounding waters including the Chesapeake Bay.
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Governors took their pitch for Chesapeake-related cash to Congress—and at least one congressman took the issue to the White House—as leaders continued their scramble in March to secure federal support for the Bay cleanup....
ACCOKEEK, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today joined thousands of volunteers from throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to participate in the 17th Annual Potomac Watershed Clean-Up sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation which is located in Congressman Hoyer’s district....
Southern Maryland's farming leadership assembled in Charlotte Hall this week to share concerns with Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) about the loss of estate tax exemptions, the high price of fuel and, like elderly residents in other fields, the fate of Social Security. ...
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) criticized President Bush for eliminating funding in his proposed fiscal 2006 budget for the Oyster Restoration Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay....
The National Parks Conservation Association has awarded a Maryland congressman as the recipient of its fourth "Friend of the National Parks" award. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today in support of the recent vote by the D.C. City Council to establish an Anacostia Waterfront Development Corporation:...
Washington, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the House of Representatives has passed the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2005, which includes significant federal funds for a number of programs that will benefit Southern Maryland. Rep. Hoyer, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, took a lead role in securing the funding for these important projects which were not included in the President’s budget for fiscal year 2005.
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Washington, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the House of Representatives has passed the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2005, which includes significant federal funds for a number of programs that will benefit Prince George’s County and the state of Maryland. In particular, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) will receive close to $7.7 million in additional Federal funds for research initiatives that the President had proposed for elimination in his Fiscal Year 2005 budget. Rep. Hoyer, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, took a lead role in securing the funding for these important projects.
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Congressman Steny Hoyer announced that the House of Representatives included $3 million in the Fiscal Year 2004 Energy and Water funding bill for the Oyster Restoration Project which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay......
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2005 Energy and Water Appropriations bill which includes federal funds to help restore and preserve the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers which were included in the bill at the request of Congressman Hoyer.
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced that the House of Representatives included $3 million in the Fiscal Year 2004 Energy and Water funding bill for the Oyster Restoration Project which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay. To date, Hoyer has helped obtain more than $18 million in federal funding for the program. ...
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that $1.5 million was included in the fiscal year 2005 Interior Appropriations bill for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Grants. A wide variety of projects and programs throughout Maryland's 5th Congressional District have benefited from this grant program since its creation by Congress in 1998. Congressman Hoyer is the only U.S. Representative from Maryland on the House Appropriations Committee....
ST. MARY’S COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the State of Maryland to begin seeding 10 million oysters in a newly established oyster sanctuary. This restoration effort is one of several projects that address natural resource injuries from the April 2000 oil spill into the Patuxent River in southern Maryland. Following are Congressman Hoyer’s remarks as prepared for delivery....
CALVERT COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer joined former State Senator Bernie Fowler in his 17th Annual “Wade In” today. The Wade In was started by Mr. Fowler as an unscientific but telling manner of gauging the water quality of the Patuxent River. Congressman Hoyer has attended the “Wade In” for years and served as the Master of Ceremonies for the event this year....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today after meeting with representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and other agencies, to discuss the northern snakeheads recently caught in the Potomac River. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in recognition of the 34th celebration of Earth Day, which will be observed on Thursday, April 22.
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LUSBY, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer today toured Dominion Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facility where he was briefed by Mike Frederick, the Director of LNG Operations, Mike Garner, the Manager of LNG Operations and the U.S. Coast Guard about the Facility’s operations and the safety measures they have in place....
PRINCE FREDERICK, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer visited seniors at the Calvert Pines Senior Center and met with representatives from each of the three Senior Centers in Calvert County today to discuss their important initiative to collect used cell phones that seniors can use in an emergency. Congressman Hoyer donated over twenty used cell phones to the Calvert County Office on Aging....
ACCOKEEK, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer today joined thousands of volunteers from throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to participate in the 16th Annual Potomac Watershed Clean-Up sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation which is located in Congressman Hoyer’s district. Rep. Hoyer joined the Executive Director of the Foundation on the banks of the Potomac in Accokeek to talk to volunteers and help cleanup debris along the river....
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced today that federal funds he helped secure in the fiscal year 2004 Omnibus Appropriations bill could benefit Maryland farmers. Farmers who sign up for crop insurance by March 15 will benefit from an additional cost-share incentive authorized by Congress. The federal funds will be used to pay 15 percent of the producers’ net premium at the 70 to 85 percent coverage levels.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The League of Conservation Voters, a national bipartisan organization devoted to educating citizens about the environmental voting records of federally elected officials, this week released their annual Congressional Scorecard for the first session of the 108th Congress. The LCV has published a National Environmental Scorecard every Congress since 1970, the year it was founded by leaders of the environmental movement following the first Earth Day. Congressman Hoyer received a score of 85%. The national average was 46 percent for members of the House of Representatives and 79 percent for House members from Maryland....
Congressman Hoyer strongly supports environmental standards that keep our land, air and water clean. He has supported every major environmental bill since he was elected to Congress. Congressman Hoyer has secured millions of federal dollars to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent, Potomac, Anacostia, and St. Mary's Rivers, and to replenish the oyster population of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The Fifth District is rightly proud of its parks and open green space, and Hoyer has supported them by securing federal funds to add 8,000 acres to the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, expand Piscataway Park, and helped acquire 6,000 acres in Charles County for the Douglas Point Project.
Congressman Hoyer believes strongly in the environmental, economic and national security benefits of reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil and bolstering our clean energy economy. He has supported legislation to improve energy efficiency to save families and businesses money, spur innovation and create good-paying jobs, lessen our reliance on foreign energy, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming.
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